Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

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Nice k7k

great price too ::tu::
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Thanks for the info Capt. Farrel, that is swell looking knife.

K7K, sweet jack. Nice find for $18. ::nod::
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That is a great knife for $50 Ray, for $18 it is outstanding! ::tu::
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I love it when the blades of old knives are still in this great condition. At 18 Dollars it´s a steal! ::tu::
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Great knives everybody. I need more Ebony!! ::tu::
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Tom Kalcevic in Knives Can Talk! dates that stamp 1922 to 1939.

Robeson used to coat display board knives with a clear lacquer. If that is what's on your knife, it can be removed with finger nail polish remover if you desire.

Very nice knife for under $20.00.

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Thanks Charlie and to all those who commented.Aside from using the old #2 pencil on the rust spots and a bit of oil I think I'm going to leave it as is.I have plenty of shiny knives :mrgreen:
This was a case where if I hadn't asked the proprietor I never would have known the knife was there.It was the only knife in the shop(except for a cheapo souvenir knife)and hidden away in a small box and half buried on the lower shelf of the display case. I guess I'm going to have to look harder and ask more questions.All to make the hunt even more exciting.
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Ray, are you sure it is wood? Robeson used a black comp. that is very similar, hard to see in the photos.

Whatever the case it is a very nice old knife ::tu::
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This is an oddly built old knife. Covered backsprings and pinless construction. It almost looks like the bolsters are pewter and possibly poured right to the liners. Never really seen a knife built quite like this.
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Me either,but I like'm rare.Nice ones guys,and great buy on that Robeson.

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whitebuffalo58 wrote:This is an oddly built old knife. Covered backsprings and pinless construction.
Wow! That is my kind of knife ::nod:: ::tu::
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Here's a nice old German one that I found.
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Great knives, everyone! ::tu::

Here are a few of mine. The last one is a bit unusual because the ebony is jigged.
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I'm not a fan of wood handles but this GEC #15 Huckelberry Boy's Knife with ebony handles just tickles me clear to the bone. It's not old of course, but to me, it looks old and if it had rat-tail bolsters, it would look like it came right off the shelf of an early 20th century hardware store.
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I agree Jerry, looks like it could've been sittin in a case filled with other older Ebony beauties. ::nod::
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whitebuffalo58 wrote:This is an oddly built old knife. Covered backsprings and pinless construction. It almost looks like the bolsters are pewter and possibly poured right to the liners. Never really seen a knife built quite like this.
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dcgm4 wrote:Great knives, everyone! ::tu::

Here are a few of mine. The last one is a bit unusual because the ebony is jigged.
Neat to see a jigged ebony wood handled knife, and I believe the only one in this thread?
Can you make out the name on the blade tang?
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Mason wrote:Can you make out the name on the blade tang?
The tangs are stamped "A.F. Bannister & Co. Newark, NJ". The company was in business from 1884 to 1915.
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Very nice ebony guys
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dcgm4 wrote:The last one is a bit unusual because the ebony is jigged.
It looks like jigged black bone to me, check it again :wink:
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Miller Bro`s wrote:It looks like jigged black bone to me, check it again :wink:
Nope. It's definitely ebony. ::nod::
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got this old empire
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Great old Empire cato. Love that it's a HJ! ::tu::
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Nice harness jack Cato! Love it. Got this schrade a couple days ago. It has the s.c.c.o stamp. Sorry for the crappy pic. At work on break and had it in my pocket so thought I'd share.
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Nice knives ^

Here is a very old Ulster with ebony handles.
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